Changing their minds? George W. Bush and the limits of presidential persuasionLeading the public is at the core of the modern presidency. Even as they try to govern, presidents are involved in a permanent campaign. Both politics and policy revolve around presidents' attempts to garner public ...
Following graduation, Bush began a career in the energy business. After working on his father’ssuccessful 1988 Presidential campaign, President Bush assembled a group of partners thatpurchased the Texas Rangers baseball franchise in 1989. He entered politics and...
for five years.He actively led the team's projects and regularly attended its games, often choosing to sit in the open stands with fans. In December 1991, Bush was one of seven people named by his father to run his father's 1992 Presidential re-election campaign as "campaign advisor...
"One of the lessons you learn from George H.W. Bush is that you can go into politics and still be a good father," George W. Bush said when asked if it's worth putting a family through a presidential campaign. "I put our family through it," he responded. George W. Bush said he ...
Gen Y now is eligible to vote in a presidential campaign, and for the first time since 1952 there is no member of the World War II generation on a national ticket. That year the grandfatherly Ike led the GOP to victory--the same year a Connecticut Yankee named Prescott Bush joined the...
George H.W. Bush, trailing Democrat Michael Dukakis in the heat of the 1988 presidential campaign, briefly but seriously considered Hollywood renaissance manClint Eastwoodto be his running mate, a former Bush aide says. The revelation comes from more than 350 hours of audio interviews with 5...
During the 2004 presidential campaign the White House released notes made during a dental examination of Bush in 1973. The examination was performed at an Air National Guard base in Alabama. The released notes showed extensive dental work and no wisdom teeth.SEE BELOW ...
George W. Bush - Presidency: Bush was the first Republican president to enjoy a majority in both houses of Congress since Dwight D. Eisenhower in the 1950s. Taking advantage of his party’s strength, Bush proposed a $1.6 trillion tax-cut bill in February
Bush received a Master of Business Administration from;Harvard Business School in 1 975. Following graduation, he moved back to Midland and began a career in the energy business. After working on his father’s successful 1 988 Presidential campaign, President Bush assembled a group of partners ...
George H.W. Bush got elected president after a campaign marked by the infamous Willie Horton ad, about a black murderer who raped a white woman while on a weekend f…